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58.92740, -3.32601
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Great Black-backed Gull +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Great Black-backed Gull +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Rusty Hook-moss, Isothecium interludens +64 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Rusty Hook-moss, Isothecium interludens +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Volucella pellucens, Green Tiger Beetle, Eristalis pertinax · last seen 2024; Insects — Volucella pellucens, Green Tiger Beetle, Eristalis pertinax · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Meadowsweet, Bilberry
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
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Western Earwort
Western Earwort
Scapania gracilis
Scapania gracilis
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dicranella varia Dicranella varia
Dicranella varia Dicranella varia
Isothecium interludens Isothecium interludens
Isothecium interludens Isothecium interludens
Rusty Hook-moss Scorpidium revolvens
Rusty Hook-moss Scorpidium revolvens
Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens
Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens
Pearl Pouncewort Lejeunea patens
Pearl Pouncewort Lejeunea patens
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Delicate Germanderwort Riccardia multifida
Delicate Germanderwort Riccardia multifida
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Palustriella falcata Palustriella falcata
Palustriella falcata Palustriella falcata
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Trichostomum brachydontium Trichostomum brachydontium
Trichostomum brachydontium Trichostomum brachydontium
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Campylium protensum Campylium protensum
Campylium protensum Campylium protensum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii
Dark-green Flapwort Jungermannia atrovirens
Dark-green Flapwort Jungermannia atrovirens
Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris
Ladder Flapwort Nardia scalaris
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Greasewort Aneura pinguis
Greasewort Aneura pinguis
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Notched Rustwort Marsupella emarginata
Notched Rustwort Marsupella emarginata
Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium
Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium
Hooked Scorpion-moss Scorpidium scorpioides
Hooked Scorpion-moss Scorpidium scorpioides
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Compact Swan-neck Moss Campylopus brevipilus
Compact Swan-neck Moss Campylopus brevipilus
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis 